Combination sink and faucet



Nov. 29, 1921. 1,651,164

B. G. STERN COMBINATION SINK AND FAUCET Filed April 19, 1926 f G. d 2 gnvcntoz Q mm; 6/13712,

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UNITED STATES en n BERNARD e. s'rnn-it, or CLEVELAN /onto.

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Application filed April 19,

This invention relates'to a kitchen sink having provision for housing the faucets in a sanitary and neat manner. My faucet housing comprises a forwardly extending shield carried by the sink back and so arranged that the faucets may be readily inserted in place beneath such shield with their bodies concealed thereby while the operating handles are readily accessible. My shield is preferably in the form of a canopy having front and end walls and an open bot-- tom, and may be formed integrally with the sink back.

My invention may provide asingle'canopy adapted to house combination hot and cold water faucets with a single discharge spout, and if desired, the top of the'canopyinay be readily fe'rmed-intoa suitable receptacle, as

a soap holder for instance. My invention is hereinafter more fully explained in connection with the drawings, which show a preferred embodiment thereof. 2

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a kitchen sink embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof substantially on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section parallel with Fig. 2 but near the end of the canopy, as indicated by the line 33 on 1; Fig. 4: is a horizontal section through the canopy, principal- 1y above the faucet bodies, as indicated by the line H on Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a section parallel with the sink back, as indicated by the line 55 on Fig. 2.

As shown in the drawings, indicates the basin and 11 the back of a one piece sink, this back having the usual rearwardly extending edge flange 12. At a convenient region of the back above the basin, 1 provide the canopy heretofore mentioned comprise ing preferably an integral forwardly offset portion 14 which has a downwardly extending front wall 15 and end walls 16 joining the back. ually curves to merge with the top 1 1 shown in Fig. 3, while the end walls 16 curve from the front as at 17 and at the rear join the back proper with sufficient fillets to provide for ready manufacture.

The central region of the canopy described may if desired be formed into a receptacle suitable for holding a tumbler, a brush or. a cake of soap for instance. For this purpose, I form the central region relatively depressed. t is shown as horizontal with a suitable ribbed surface as shown in Fig. 2,

The front wall 15 grad' ises. Serial No 102,842.

while about such horizontal portion extends a rib 18 which lies along the front and extends back to the Wall 11, thus providing a soap dish.

An elongated rectangular hole 20 extends through the back behind the canopy, preferably for the entire lengththereof and near- 1y for the internal height. One or 'more openings are made through the front wall 15 of the canopy to accommodate the shanks of the faucets. Ordinarily there are two openings through the front wall 15 to provide for hot and cold water faucets respectively. Such "openings are shown in the drawing at 21, and the faucet members as shown in Figs. 1 and 4: extend through them.

Referring to the combination faucet structure of Figs- 1 and 4, and-31 indicate the hot and cold water pipes respectively which extend vertically in the space behind the back 11 to a point oppositethe opening 20, where they are shown as provided with elbows 32. Each elbow is shown as connected with an'eccentric or offset fitting 33 which extends through the back opening and is connected by a union'3 l with the faucet body 35. Each faucet body is shown as having a packing gland 37 which has a threaded extension 38 projecting into the opening 21, and an escutcheon disk 10 is threaded on this extensionand screws against a washer abutting the front wall 15 0f the canopy, thusclosing the opening. The faucet shank 42 extending forwardly of the disk is provided with an operating handle as 4-3 or 44.

T he faucets discharge downwardly through the openspace at the bottom of the canopy.

'They may have independent discharges if desired, but, as shown, they each discharge into a common connecting conduit 45 which has a central T,=on the lower end of which isswiveleda movable discharge spout 50. This discharge spout is adapted to be turned back beneath the canopy out of the way, as illustrated in Fig. 1 or it may be swung to various positions at the front as illustrated inFig.4l.

In installing my sink, the vertical pipes are roughed into place with their terminating elbows 32; then the sink may be put in place with the opening 20 in front of these elbows. When the eccentric fittings 33 are provided (which are optional but allow considerable latitude in positioning the pipes) such fittings may be passed up into place through the bottom of the canopy and the opening and screwed onto the elbows 82,

the faucets, or combined faucet, without its handles is moved upwardly in an inclined position from beneath the canopy to enable the faucet shanks to pass through the openings 21, after which the faucet fixtures are swung into registration with the fittings 33 and the unions 34 tightened, then it is only necessary to screw on the es'cutcheons 4:0 and replace the handles to complete the installation. Theopen space beneath the canopy provides ample room for manipulating the wrenches totightcn the unions and the glands 37.

To replace a wzshcr it is only necessary to remove the corresponding handle and escutcheon disk and apply a wrench from below unscrewing the packing gland, the opening 21 being large enough to allow this packing gland tob e passed through it.

It willbe seen that with my sink the. entire installation may be very readily made, and when installed, presents a very neat. appearance, all of'the parts of the faucetsexcept the handles andthe discharge spout being concealed by the canopy. The canopy, due to its permanent and] tight connection with the sink back, may be easily kept clean.

Having thus described my invention, I

I claim 1. ii sink backprovided with a canopy extending from the back forwardly and then downwardly, substantially the entire space at the bottom of the canopy being open, and there being an opening through the back hidden from v'iew'by the canopy.

2. A sink'having a back provided with a canopy extending forwardly from the back and having a depending wall at the front, and ends, the end walls joiningthe back and there being an. opening through the back behind the frontof the canopy, and there beingan opening through'the front wall of the canopy and substantially the entire bottom of the canopy being open.

A sink back having an elongated canopy extending forwardly therefrom and having depending Walls at its front and ends, the bottom ofthe canopy being substantially entirely open and there being an opening through the back for substantially the length of the canopy, combined with hot and cold water faucets, the bodies ofwhich occupythe concealed space within the canopy and which are connected with theirsupply pipes through the opening in the back and which have their. shanks extending through openings in the front wall of the canopy.

, l. The combination with a sink having an integral. back and an elongated canopy formed integrally with the back and extending forwardly therefrom and having de pending walls at its front and ends, the bottom of the canopy being substantially entirely open and there being an opening through the back for substantially the length of the canopy, and hot and cold water faucets adapted to be put in place through the open space at the, base of the canopy, aid faucets being connected with the supply pipesthrough the opening atthe back and having their operating shanks extending through two openings in the front wall of the canopy, said faucets having a common central discharge T and a discharge spout swiveled to the lower end of said T and lying lower than the bottom of the cam opy walls whereby such spout may be swung to the front or swung back beneath the canopy. s

As a new article ofmanufacture, a sink back having. an aperture therein, and a can-.

opy formed integrally with the back and joining it just above the aperture, and continumg forwardly andthen downwardly at the front, and at the two ends .to a plane be-V low the bottom of the aperture, the bottom of said canopy being open sutiiciently to enable the installation of fittings through such bottom.

G. The combination of a sink backrigidly carrying a canopy extending forwardly and then downwardly, there being an openingv through the back beneath the forward exterision, and there being twoopenings through the downward extensions, and a combina tion faucet. adapted to be insertedthrough an open space at the bottom of the canopy by an inclined upward movement wherein the shanks of the two faucet members pass forwardly through the openii'igsin the front wall of the canopy, and the inner ends of such faucet members are brought into registration with the supply devices extending through openings in the back, said combination faucethaving a common discharge pipe projecting forwardly beneath the frontwall of the canopy,

In testimony whereof, hereunto affix my signature.

' i BERNARD G. STERN. 

